Airmen and Guardians from all over the world wore their home unit patches to this year's AFA Air, Space, Cyber Conference. (Air & Space Forces photo illustration by David Roza)
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—More than 22,000 Airmen, Guardians, joint service members, partners, allies, and civilian stakeholders registered for this year’s AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference, from Sept. 16-18 to share the latest news and ideas about some of the most challenging security issues of our time.
Besides the serious discussions, there were a rainbow of shoulder patches worn by service members from around the world celebrating the mission and heritage of their home units. Air & Space Forces Magazine photographed 27 shoulder patches compiled in the list below. It is by no means a comprehensive list of all the unit insignias on display at this year’s conference.
About two months after the Pentagon released a congressionally mandated study on military suicide rates broken down by career field, the senator who led the charge for the study is telling Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III that the released data falls short of what was required by the law.
There are a lot of new demands on the government-industry propulsion enterprise—ranging from exquisite new fighter engines to cheap, off-the-shelf powerplants for drones—that will require sustained support, experts said.
Military Working Dog Callie, a member of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, has proven herself over six years as a valuable resource for the Air Force’s search and rescue mission.
As the Air Force prepares for great power competition and a potential high-end fight with the likes of China and Russia, its training needs to keep pace, and artificial intelligence and open systems can provide a better representation of the threats and the ways the U.S. will fight in the…
The long-awaited rollout of the new Air Force physical training uniform, already two years behind schedule, has been delayed again, this time “due to production issues with the manufacturer,” according to an Air Force spokesperson.
A professional development course for the highest-ranking enlisted Airmen will go on hiatus for several months as the Air Force revamps its curriculum to reflect modern geopolitics, the service said in a recent release. Overhauling the Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., aims to better…
The Space Force is eyeing a new marketplace to take advantage of commercial satellites that can move in geosynchronous orbit, the head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office said last week.
After two years of storm clouds, the future looks bright for Air Force Reserve Command recruiting, which exceeded its fiscal year 2024 goal of 7,200 Airmen by about 1.2 percent.
Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel nearly one year ago caught the world by surprise—including Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, the U.S. military’s top logistics officer. But the Oct. 7 crisis, which spiraled into a war now on the cusp of its second year, illuminated fresh lessons in emergency response and…